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Horses are the most sustainable form of travel. The Far North Line Community Partnership are pulling it together. Over the next couple of weeks, we will show you some great places to get out on your horse.
Affordable clean energy and security of supply is key to the energy market, especially in the north. How is this achievable, and how does this fit into the Climate Change Plan. Good robust infrastructure is the way forward, but is it working? It is all too disjointed, andpeople have their own agendas.
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Cycling is the next form of sustainable travel. One local man cycles for miles every day. If you can guess where this cycle track is, you can win a LDWA t shirt. Answers on a post card to Donlyn, Howe, Lyth, Wick, KW1 4UD
Funding has been lost for a very popular cyclist and community person for Cycling UK. Let’s help him get it sorted.
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You can get your book Corners of Caithness on Amazon.
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We lived at Dunnet Head for many years and ran the Dunnet Head Tearooms. The Dunnet Head Educational Trust raised thousands of pounds for the County. On one occasion, the owners of the House of the Northern Gate sponsored us to apply for funds to have toilets on Dunnet Head. Unfortunately, our bid was not successful, but we thank Roderick Dunnet for his support.
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We love Brownlow House in Lurgan Northern Ireland It has an elegant tearoom and the manager, David Martin, is charm personified. There are tours of the house, introducing Master McGrath, and you might even persuade David to talk about the Spanish chestnut trees.
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We have ordered four more Spanish chestnut trees to plant in the garden at Lyth. The daffodils we brought from Northern Ireland in 2022 are doing well, and are now five years old. You can find information about them and the species in Wick Library. We have been researching the controversial Sutherland Space Hub
Our biodiversity project at Lyth continues, and now we work with Dataforchange on the ground monitoring tool. The beach clean at Keiss is on 13 May 2025, and we have posters at the Lyth hall and at John o Groats. The wonderful Walter Mowatt gives 10% off the items in his shop to people who hold a Veteran Card.
On 9 April 2025, we will be attending a meeting with the Italians on how they maintain their paths
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FITBIT FOR SCOTLAND
We have moved forward with our Fitbit for Scotland and are busy distributing it to our prospective co developers after consultation with a number of interested parties. The next stage is to introduce it to the farmers at the various shows over the summer and identify a piece of track to test on, followed by programming starting in September
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
issue 9 of Environmental News is being prepared now and is packed full of news about the Flow Country Partnership and much more. The last Caithness and Sutherland Walking Festival to be organised by the company is still on going and we are delighted to have attracted interest from the Biosphere in Ayrshire The challenge of the bridges will continue on an annual basis, as will the haggis hunting
ENERGY PETITION
The Scottish Parliament have agreed to launch a petition to introduce an Energy strategy, which is good news, so look out on our news desk at http:// www.fromthedeskoftinairving.wo rdpress.com
Supplementary to Environmental News, the North Highland Explorer examines other parts of the world. The Galloping Granny is a true explorer.
She explores the adventures of Barry the Baton in Northern Ireland and on a trip to Lincolnshire. The delights of Kilimanjaro, Mexico, Spain, the USA and much more. The Galloping Granny got around in her time and is now living quietly in Scotland with her cat and term friend who has previously been called the long suffering partner. http://www.gotravellingwithtina.wordpress.com
